Director of Analytics

Essential functions

• Develop and execute a transformation roadmap to unify and restructure analytics teams, ensuring they deliver maximum business value with optimized resources.

• Implement standardized methodologies and ways of working across analytics functions to enhance consistency, efficiency, and impact.

• Lead change management efforts by proactively engaging with key stakeholders to drive the adoption of new collaboration models between analytics, business, and other functions.

• Develop a clear communication strategy to bring the organization along on the analytics transformation journey, ensuring buy-in from executives, functional leaders, and team members.

• Define and implement an enterprise-wide analytics strategy that aligns with company objectives and drives business decision-making.

• Reposition analytics as a business enabler by ensuring insights drive measurable impact on revenue, efficiency, and strategic initiatives.

• Establish clear KPIs to measure the success of analytics

• Assess the current analytics team structure and design an optimized team setup that maintains business support while reducing redundancies.

• Identify automation opportunities and process improvements to enable teams to deliver insights faster and more efficiently.

• Implement a scalable and sustainable analytics operating model that maximizes business impact with an optimized team size.

• Drive the adoption of common tools, frameworks, and governance policies to ensure consistency in data use and analytics execution across the organization.

• Ensure compliance with data security, privacy, and regulatory requirements while fostering a data-driven culture.

• Partner with business leaders across functions (e.g., marketing, sales, product, finance) to align analytics priorities with business needs.

• Act as a bridge between analytics teams and functional stakeholders, ensuring that analytics capabilities directly support and drive business strategies.

• Provide thought leadership and advocacy for data-driven decision-making, educating stakeholders on how to best leverage analytics.

Qualifications

• An education with a Master’s degree or higher is preferred.

• 10+ years of experience in data analytics, with at least 5 years in a leadership role driving change in large or complex organizations.

• Proven experience leading analytics transformations, including restructuring teams, optimizing headcount, and improving ways of working.

• Demonstrated ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders across business functions.

• Expertise in analytics tools and technologies (e.g., SQL, Python, R, Tableau, Power BI) and data-driven decision-making frameworks.

• Change Management Expertise – Proven ability to lead organizational transformation and drive adoption of new processes and structures.

• Strategic Thinking – Ability to develop and execute a long-term vision for analytics while delivering immediate business impact.

• Leadership and Stakeholder Management – Strong ability to communicate, influence, and align stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

• Operational and Process Optimization – Experience improving analytics efficiency, standardizing methodologies, and optimizing team structures.

• Business Acumen – Deep understanding of business functions and how analytics can drive commercial success.

We offer

This is a contract position.

About us

Grid Dynamics (NASDAQ: GDYN) is a leading provider of technology consulting, platform and product engineering, AI, and advanced analytics services. Fusing technical vision with business acumen, we solve the most pressing technical challenges and enable positive business outcomes for enterprise companies undergoing business transformation. A key differentiator for Grid Dynamics is our 8 years of experience and leadership in enterprise AI, supported by profound expertise and ongoing investment in data, analytics, cloud & DevOps, application modernization and customer experience. Founded in 2006, Grid Dynamics is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices across the Americas, Europe, and India.